The only member of her immediate family to survive a devastating earthquake, a baby born in Syria under the debris of a collapsed building, has been adopted by her aunt and uncle.
The newborn, who was still attached to her mother by her umbilical cord when she was rescued, had received thousands of adoption offers.
After a DNA test revealed that her aunt was a blood relative, she was released from the hospital.
She was in good health, according to doctors.
Khalil al-Sawadi, her married uncle, told the Associated Press, "She is one of my children now. I won't make a distinction between her and my kids. ".
The infant is now known by the name Afraa, after her deceased mother. Officials gave her the name Aya, which means miracle in Arabic, soon after she was saved.
Soon after the tremor, a video of her rescue went viral on social media.
Dramatic footage showed a man carrying a dust-covered woman in his arms and sprinting away from the wreckage. She reportedly spent more than 10 hours under the collapsed structure, and doctors said she arrived at the hospital in poor health, with bruises and cuts all over her body.
In Jindayris, an opposition-held town in the Idlib province close to the Turkish border, a 7point-8-magnitude earthquake is said to have destroyed 50 buildings, including the one in which her family resided.
After the disaster, her mother went into labor and gave birth just before passing away, according to a relative. Additionally murdered were her father, four siblings, and an aunt.
According to Mr. Sawadi, "This girl means so much to us because there is no one left of her family except for this baby.". She will live on in the memories of her aunt, me, and all of our family members in the village where her mother and father were born. ".
Afraa spent two weeks in the hospital, and during that time, numerous offers to adopt her poured in. Mr. Sawadi, who was present when she was saved, told the Associated Press that he had been concerned that someone might kidnap Afraa. .
Despite the difficulties of their situation, the family who took her in claimed that Afraa would be best off staying with them. Since the quake also destroyed Mr. Sawadi and his wife Hala's home, they are currently staying with cousins.
Three days after the earthquake, Hala gave birth to a baby girl, which they both welcomed.
